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- 1. Multiple Choice
Many of the first English colonists who came to America during the 1600s settled in the subregion they named _____.
New York
New Hampshire
New England
New Jersey
- 2. Multiple Choice
In which subregion is Washington, D.C., U.S capital, located?
New England
the Mid-Atlantic
the Mid-west
the Southeast
- 3. Multiple Choice
The largest body of water east of the Mississippi River is the _____.
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
St. Lawrence River
Atlantic Ocean
- 4. Multiple Choice
The term Great Lakes refers to a cluster of _____ huge lakes located in the American Midwest and central Canada.
4
3
6
5
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Missouri and Ohio Rivers are _____ that feed into the Mississippi River, adding to its strength and volume.
locks
seaways
tributaries
canals
- 6. Multiple Choice
includes Maine and Massachusetts
New England
the Mid-West
the Mid- Atlantic
the Southeast
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why did the U.S. government build levees along the Mississippi River?
to control flooding and reduce damage to homes and crops
to block sediment from reaching farm fields
to stop erosion of rich sediment from the river
to change the course of the river
- 8. Multiple Choice
The oldest and longest chain of mountains in the United States east of the Mississippi River is the _____.
Blue Ridge Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
- 9. Multiple Choice
extends from Florida to Texas
Atlantic Ocean
Ontario River
Gulf Coast
St. Lawerence River
- 10. Multiple Choice
An area where waterfalls flow from high to lower ground is called a _____.
tributary
fall line
lock
flood plain
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to ocean storms that span hundreds of miles with winds of at least 74 miles per hour?
tornadoes
hurricanes
tsunamis
monsoons
- 12. Multiple Choice
Minerals like iron ore can be processed into _____.
energy
metals
electricity
gold
- 13. Multiple Choice
One the world's busiest commercial waterways
Ontario lake
Mississippi River
Gulf
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Mid-West is nicknamed_______
Father of Waters
Choctaw
Breadbasket
The Lock
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Southeast
Washington
North Carolina
New York
New England
- 16. Multiple Choice
The United States East of the Mississippi River is divided in _______subregions
three
five
two
four
- 17. Multiple Choice
the flat, lowland area along a coast
hurricane
coastal plain
seaway
fall line
- 18. Multiple Choice
_____________carries more water to the Mississippi River than any of the other tributaries.
The Ohio River
The St. Lawrence
The Erie lake
Missouri
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